Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht 
> news:48c49700$1@news.povray.org...
> 
>>This is pretty close to what I did with the circular mosaic patterns on 
>>the table tops I posted recently.
>>The code is real messy, it probably would be more work for you to try and 
>>read it than to write your own but I will try to annotate it if you are 
>>interested.
>>Basically what I contrived, was a set of concentric bands or rings of a 
>>preset width. Since the tiles were considered squares the width of the 
>>band determined the number of tiles along the inner circumference.  But 
>>each sucessive band, as you expand from the center, does not add enough 
>>circumference to accommodate a whole new tile along it each time.  So what 
>>I did was average the growing discrepency across the gaps of all the 
>>tiles, rather than leave a gap or try to make a partial tile at the end. 
>>Then when the circumference had expanded enough, I added a new tile.  Also 
>>I randomized the 'starting' point for each ring of tiles.
> 
> 
> Thank you Jim! I shall have to read this very carefully. Unfortunately, my 
> math is a bit below average which is why I could not find a way out of this 
> conundrum. However, there are great minds here (yours, and Chris' and Tek's) 
> who readily find a solution. I am truly deeply impressed.
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
Well Chris's solution is more comprehensive so I will leave it at that!

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